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Sports Taping

Treatment Overview

If you have ever watched elite athletes you may have noticed that many have brightly colored tape adhered to their bodies, often on their knees or elbows. This is professional sports tape, but can also be used for people who aren’t athletes! Our Burton-on-Trent & Derby chiropractors are able to provide this service for you.

Contrary to popular belief, the tape is not there to stabilise the joint. Instead, it is applied to help the person recognize any abnormal postures or movements of the joint.

Customized Sports Taping Treatments

For example, let’s suppose that a patient is suffering from knee pain. If the knee is functioning incorrectly it’s only a matter of time until symptoms begin. If taped correctly, any abnormal movement of the knee will result in a slight pull from the tape – allowing the patient to alter their movement pattern accordingly.

Another example may be a desk worker who finds it difficult to maintain a good posture throughout the day. By taping specific areas, if the individual begins to ‘slump’ the feedback through stretching of the tape is a fantastic way to ensure they keep upright.

In other words, the tape acts as a reminder for the correct position for all joints and postures. This can aid recovery by preventing joints from being placed in positions of excess stress.

Get In Touch

We have clinics in two convenient locations, Burton-on-Trent and Derby.

We regularly treat patients from across the Burton, Swadlincote, Derby, and the surrounding areas, from our two bright, modern and fully air-conditioned clinics, offering the best in patient care, treatments and comfort!

Burton-on-Trent

Cedar Tree Chiropractic
Unit 13 Faraday Court,
Centrum 100, Branston,
Burton-on-Trent
DE14 2WX

01283 567 225

Derby

Cedar Tree Chiropractic
107 Friar Gate
Derby
Derbyshire
DE1 1EX

01332 342 523